Cooking device.



A. F. BERRY.

COOKING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 6. I9I4.

Patented Apr. 4, 1916.

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ARTHUR FRANCIS BERRY, OF EALING, ENGLAND, ASSIGNOR TO GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

COOKING DEVICE.

Application filed May 6, 1914. Serial N 0.836,658.

following is a specification.

' When usingunprotected electric and other cooking apparatus, such for example as is used for grilling, frying,- bo1l1ng.and.li ke operations` the ascending air is mixed with vapors and oily particles lthat become dis-` seminated through the air of the roomsV or apartment in which the cooking is -effected and ultimately becomeV deposited. on ,the walls of the rooinorapartment and upon furniture and other articles therein.

Now this invention has for its object' to obviate, as far as possible, this disadvantage For this purpose, the cooking device consisting of an electric or other grilling, frying or like cooking or heating apparatus (hereinafter referred to vfor brevity as the electric gril1) is surmounted by a hood oi casing communicating at the top with downwardly extending passages or fines and provided with purifying means, such as filtering, absorbent or depositing means or surfaces througli, past or over which the air with vapor and oily particles will be caused to pass in close contact .therewith so that the oily and other solidv matter in suspension will be removed thereby from the air which will descend in a more or less Apurified condition through the air passages or fiues. The air thus purified may be delivered to the electric grill so as to again pass over the same the heated air being thus caused to circulate to a large extent and be cleaned during such circulation. To assist the iow or circulation of the air, one or more small fans may be used. y rlihev air passages may be arranged at the sides and back of the hood or casing, the upper part of the front of which may be provided with a window or shutter to partly or wholly close the same.

Electric grills embodying the invention can be constructed in various forms, one of which is illustrated in the accompanying drawings which will be referred to in further describing the invention.

In the drawings, Figure l is a sectional view from the front showing the parts in 2 is a vertical section at elevation; Fig.

Specification of `Letters Patent.

of which the 'sages while the` lower ends e2 titions may be curved downward and inward Patented apr. a, icio.

right angles to. Fig. 1,' arid Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken on the' line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Referring to'these figures, the grill a may bearranged within a hood or rcasing coinprising a top and two sides b and a back c fixed upon a suitable base tions e arranged toform with the sides and back off'the hood Vor casing vertical air passages f. These passages f may be made withzdouble walls as indicated. The upper ends e1 of the side partitions e may be inclined or extended inwardly so as to impart a flared or enlarged entrance to the air paso'f theside parand have baiiie plates associated with them with the object of directing the down-Howing air inward and below the electric grilling dev-ice a or devices. As exemplified, the linings of the side walls b are curved to constitute baffles associated with the curved ends e2 of the partitions. In the upper enlarged end portions of the air passages are arranged water troughs f7 in staggered relationship one below another, or filtering or absorbent devices, as for example sheets or tufts of woven or unwoven fibrous material, so that theair with impurities will be brought into f close contact therewith for the purpose hereinbefore explained. Above the grilling de- 'Y vice a the upper portion of the hood or casing is or may be provided with one or more perforated shelves,l in this case a shelf i1., arranged to form with a plate e' of the hood or casing an air space, or chamber 1, through which the heated impure air from the grilling apparatus passes to the air cleaning or purifying devices g'and thence to the downwardly extending air passages f. Tofacilitate and direct this flow of air, one or more guide plates, say a plate z', may be used and guide or baffle plates may be arranged to l avoid the presence of air pockets in the p upper part of the hood or casing.'

The upperside of the shelf it, or each shelf if more than one be used, may be adaptedto `form a water trough j surrounding openings k. The underside of the shelf h, or shelves, may carry one or more sheet metal receptacles m, conveniently of stepped cross-section as shown in Fig. l and suitable for the reception of plates or other articles it may be desired to warm or keep hot and between which and the partitions e1 a d and providedinternally with upwardly extending partthe heated air will flow into the space or chamber above.

The upper portion of the front side of the hood or casing may be provided with a Yvertically movable window or shutter arbe drawn down to a suitable extent or can s the invention can be carried out-by other be pushed up more or less into the air space or chamber above, or into a pocket in front of such space or chamber, to suit requirement. In the drawings such a shutter n is shown as arranged to enter a pocket 0.

The grilling device a may be made vertically adjustable and be provided at oney or at each side with a toasting slab p over which can be brought an upper movable grilling device 1' that may be adapted, on its upper side to carry food or other articles to -be cooked, heated or kept hot.

Any of the parts within the hood or'cas# ing may be arranged to be readily removed therefrom for cleaning and for being replaced for use.

Air cleaning means such as above described can be used with and like apparatus.

In accordance with the provisions of the to represent the best embodimentthereof;

means.

What I claim as new, and desire to `secure by Letters' Patent ofthe United -States,

pris'ing an outer casing, yba e or partition a cooking device mounted in' the central seated against the upper ends of the bafgas heatedy grillingl Aside passages.

, patent statutes, I have described the prinf f. ci le of operation of my invention, together with the apparatus which'I-nowl consider 1. An inclosed cooking ',aiiparatus'fcom# fle plates and formed as a .trough for rechamber, a perforated transverse plate seated against the upper ends of the baffle plates `and formed as a trough for receiving a purifying liquid for the gases, and liquid troughs arranged at the upper ends of the side passages.

k3. An inclosed `cooking apparatus comprising an outer casing, baffle or partition plates forming a central chamber `and with the casing side .passages communicating with the central chamber above and below, a

cooking device mounted in the central chamber, a perforated transverse plate seated against the upper ends of the baffle plates and vformed as a trough for receiving a purifying liquid for the gases,liquid troughs arranged at the upper ends of the side passages, and a plate located above said transverse plate, for directing the gases to the ca I 4. An inclosed cooking apparatus coms prising an outer casing, baiile or partition plates forming a central chamber and with cooking device mounted in the central chamber, a perforated transverse plate seated the casing side passagescommunicatin'g width-' the-central chamber above and below, aY

against the upper ends of the bafile plates j and Aformed as a trough for receiving a purlfying liquid for the gases, and oneor more f inclosed receptacles secured to the under side of said transverse plate7 wherev theyv will be engaged by the ascending gases.`

In-witness whereof, I have lhereunto set my hand this 22nd day of April, 1911i.

ARTHUR FRANCS BERRY. v `l/Vitnesses:

C. VIVIAN PURN-AY, 4. O. JfWonTH. 

